For a complete list of versions with release dates, view the version history page.

• Items in black are changes to the client.
• Items in green are changes to the server.
• Items in purple are changes to both the client and server.

Changes in version 1.7.3

• Added preference to automatically open the whiteboard when new content is drawn by the other party.
• BitWise Routing server is notified when LAN IP address changes.
• Windows: IP is automatically selected based on Windows' ordering of interface preference.
• Windows: Allow disabling UPnP if world IP matches an IP address specified in Setup.
• Windows Vista: Corner popups now close correctly when they reach minimum size.
• Windows Vista: New message area on single conversation windows sizes properly when opened.
• Windows/Linux: Error message when Routing Server cannot be contacted has been removed.
• Linux: Crash fix when detecting the IP interface for a modem, if one is present in the system.
• Pro/Security: User search is correctly removed when user search right is not set.

Changes in version 1.7.2

• New sounds, including sounds for some events that did not have a unique sound before.
• The steal focus preferences has been changed to default to off rather than on.
• Do not run the STUN protocol for UDP punching when both users are connected to the same router.
• Fixed whiteboard single line textbox placement when the whiteboard is scrolled.
• Modified translation strings for times (hours, minutes, seconds) to be more translation-friendly.
• Private key file updated when Store In File is already selected and you load new keys from files.
• Better IP address handling converting between strings and integers help prevent some slight pauses.
• Changed the "Cancel" button in the file transfer manager to "Stop."
• Whiteboard text paragraph dialog properly takes focused when it is opened.
• Removed duplicate/persistent first "Add <name>" on Actions menu in conversations.
• Detached information window respects your conversation "steal focus" setting.
• "Save All" in whiteboard is enabled even if the first page is blank.
• The Add Contact window (specific contact) from a conversation properly takes focus when opened.
• The Add Contact window (specific contact) from a conversation gives an error message when detached.
• Improvements to wxWidgets socket peek/read improve socket reliability for longer server comminiques.
• Fixed crash when clicking on the padlock icon in a conference window.
• Fixed rare bug that might cause you to be alerted to update when there is no update available.
• Linux: Scrollbars on whiteboard update as needed while drawing using the freehand tool.
• Mac/Linux: Detect local IP addresses directly from the interfaces rathan than using /etc/hosts.
• Mac: Improved handling of Enter/Return and Escape keys to control accepting or dismissing windows.

Changes in version 1.7.1

• Voice chat ringing sound will now play every 8 seconds (like a phone rings repeatedly).
• Tooltip on contact list groups show how many contacts are online in that group.
• Allows simultaneous login into two different Professional Networks with the same username.
• Fix auto-login for BitWise Professional users (any Network ID > 0).
• Setup window and conference invitation window take keyboard focus when opened.
• Don't process additional /me's after the first one.
• Fix auto-receive when a directory already exists with the name of the file being received.
• Various wording tweaks and modifications to make the interface more friendly and/or consistent.
• Updated Speex to version 1.0.5 from version 1.0.4 on all platforms.
• Updated Expat to version 2.0.0 from 1.95.8 on Windows and Mac (Linux uses system Expat).
• Updated wxWidgets to version 2.6.3 from 2.6.2 on Windows and Linux, to version 2.7.x on Mac.
• Windows: Fixed first letter typed in a new message window from being in the default Windows font.
• Windows: The setting for BitWise to control a dial-up connection is now disabled by default.
• Mac: First version to natively support both Intel and PPC processors with a universal binary.
• Mac: Contact list can be opened using Command 1, or 2, 3, 4, etc with multiple logins.
• Mac: Read-only single-line text controls can now be highlighted and can have text copied from them.
• Mac: Message boxes now use OS X alert icons rather than the BitWise lightbulb.

Changes in version 1.7

• Reduced lag during/between message transmission by 75%, very noticable on maxed out dial-up connections.
• New voice protocol that does not require UDP forwarding or firewall setup by either party, in most cases.
• When receiving voice data is delayed, catch up to real-time (i.e. drop old data) when data resumes.
• BitWise can be used "without a trace" on removable drives (e.g. USB) using "with program" settings storage.
• Message numbers in conversations will sync with your contact's number for easier message referencing.
• Whiteboard status line informs you which pages have updated material that you have not seen.
• Added Save to the Encryption Key display dialog (used for your own keys or contacts' new/matching keys).
• Added option to "Conversation" menu allowing you to temporarily disable macro processing.
• Conversations windows flash using "new message" setting when a file transfer is complete.
• Setup window re-organized to group related items together in boxes with headings.
• Buttons on file transfer manager correctly update when automatically resuming the selected file.
• Alert sounds are automatically suppressed for users on your contact list that are blocked.
• Removed pointless checkboxes on logging style headings (enable use specific types, not the heading).
• Canceling a file while it is still connecting properly releases another queued file to begin.
• Unified directory and file name storage to use / all the time for portability among platforms.
• Font preferences stored with an OS appendix to prevent platform fights over fonts on mobile installations.
• Store Helpers with an OS appendix so mobile installations of BitWise can maintain platform-specific helpers.
• Names removed from login dropdown will be immediately removed without needing to re-open the login window.
• Import loads encryption preferences from the exported file, including encryption keys (if any).
• Contact List preferences under Server renamed to just Contacts to reduce confusion.
• Log viewer loads files in one piece to prevent Unicode characters from being split and garbled.
• Does not allow "Restore Original Name" to restore a name that would be a duplicate.
• Fixed newline differences (Windows vs. Linux/Mac) from triggering Plus Key mismatch warnings.
• Fixed UDP Alert window from continuing to show even after checking not to show the alert again.
• Monolithic log options for text and XML actually work, rather than being both enabled or disabled.
• Whitespace is consistently trimmed from both ends of messages for both the sender and receiver.
• Windows: Prevent focus stealing when one window is already open and another is created in the background.
• Windows: Switching between registry and file preferences storage no longer crashes with saved passwords.
• Windows: Running BitWise with no one logged in and the login window closed will show the login window again.
• Windows: Undo buffer for the new message text box is no longer deleted when the text box is cleared.
• Win/Linux: Option on Helpers preferences for using a text editor rather than log viewer for text logs.
• Mac: Changed default audio buffer to 50 ms from 25 ms to alleviate choppy audio problems.

Changes in version 1.0.6.5

• Added connection attempt for NAT Punch that allows connecting through a router without forwarding or UPnP.
• When replacing a login at another location, the original location detaches rather than logs out.
• Close tab button added to grouped conversation view (send / close buttons must be enabled in prefs).
• Icon added to status bar on contact list when you are detached from the server.
• "Disable Popups" option for contact has been changed to "Disable Status Alerts."
• Ensure that the selected contact in grouped conversation view is always visible when selected.
• File transfer description is shown in open conversation windows with incoming file notifications.
• Whiteboard uses a palette of colors rather than two color bars and using the color chooser frequently.
• Whiteboard font is not tied to the text tool but is instead chosen from a new menu item.
• You can draw a shape using swapped colors by drawing it using the right mouse button.
• When drawing a new whiteboard shape, you can cancel/delete it by clicking the right mouse button.
• When drawing a new whiteboard shape, you can move it while drawing by holding down the ALT key.
• When drawing or moving a whiteboard shape, the mouse is captured for better off-window handling.
• Whiteboard text and text paragraph tools use the current palette color rather than a separate color.
• Color extraction tool allows you to drag rather than just click in case you "miss" the first time.
• Paste tool added to the whiteboard toolbar for faster pasting of text or images to the whiteboard.
• Copy to clipboard option added when you right-click on a whiteboard image or text block.
• Fixed bug with text font when opening the text paragraph tool and not changing the font.
• Fixed whiteboard bug where more objects would be deleted without moving the mouse (delete tool).
• Log viewer no longer scrolls to the bottom when you are viewing logs with a search term entered.
• Status / profile window removes the "Away Since" line if the user is not away.
• Add Contact / Group window does not disable "Add Contact" button after adding a new group.
• Positioning of Mass Message in File menu in conversation windows made consistent with contact list.
• "Send Mass Message" renamed to "Mass Message" on the File menu of conversations and the contact list.
• Contact list no longer becomes disabled while trying to reconnect when you are in detached mode.
• Corrected alignment of the "To group:" label on the Add Contact / Group window (right-align it).
• Grouped view: active conversation no longer moves to the top of conversation list on an incoming message.
• Added small delay when resuming a file when a contact logs in to allow them time to finishing logging in.
• Add Contact / Group window does not disable "Add Contact" button after adding a new group.
• Fixed local time displays in status/profile and conversations (broken by updates in wxWidgets 2.6.2).
• Removed the "Integrate" option on the grouped conversation view; it was illogical and impossible to use.
• Pro: IP Address is displayed on the status / profile window.
• Plus: Can now refresh a whiteboard (sync your whiteboard with your contacts' whiteboard).
• Windows XP: UPnP results no longer displayed on the login window to remove delay while logging in.
• Windows: Fixed new windows opening and stealing focus for split second, disrupting the active application.
• Windows: Corner popups use system colors for their background and text colors.
• Windows: Added option to away / idle preferences to go away when the screensaver activates.
• Windows: Dial-up connection invalid structure size error no longer appears on Windows 2000.
• Windows: Fixed conversation "bleed" where text from different conversations would randomly mingle.
• Windows/Mac: Moving/selecting existing objects with non-primary colors now works in 16-bit color mode.
• Windows/Mac: Corner popups no longer appear on top of the menu bar, taskbar, or global toolbars.
• Linux: Correct handling of flashing window icons regardless of the steal focus setting.
• Mac OS X 10.4: Native spell-checking capability added to multi-line text controls.
• Mac OS X 10.4: Correct contact list getting a little taller with each consecutive login.
• Mac: Faster switching between contacts in grouped conversation few, without the flicker.
• Mac: Fixed whiteboard text font interoperability with Windows and Linux clients.
• Mac: Improved detection of lost connections reset by the other party.

Changes in version 1.0.6

• Use and re-use your own RSA key pair in BitWise Professional or BitWise Plus.
• Updated icons for direct connection status and contact notifications in the conversation status bar.
• File sharing list now allows selecting and requesting multiple files at once (not backwards compat.).
• Corner popups stack on top of each other (up to 4 at a time) and shift automatically to fill gaps.
• Add Contact / Group window reorganized to be clearer and easier to use (popup for new groups).
• Ctrl-W can be used to close a tab in grouped conversation view, Ctrl-Shift-W closes the window.
• Popup alerts can be disabled on a per-contact or per-group basis using the contact list.
• Added an icon to the status bar on the contact list showing your invisibility or chatty status.
• Buzz feature added to audibly request another user's attention, also with an optional popup.
• Whiteboard eraser allows you to click and drag to delete many objects at once.
• When using the image tool on the whiteboard, the image is placed without having to click.
• Whiteboard remembers selected colors, line width and font between whiteboard sessions.
• When approving a file share request, you can pick and choose which files to approve from the request.
• When using the grouped conversation window, a red background is used instead of the message bubble.
• A "New Conversation Started" message is inserted in the logs when a new conversation starts.
• Closing the away information window only hides it rather then destroys it.
• The file transfer manager does not show when you auto-receive a file while away and suppressing alerts.
• "Open Folder" in file transfer manager is enabled without a selection and opens default receive folder.
• The log viewer displays the bottom of the logs (most recent conversation) after loading.
• You can view a user's status/profile when viewing directory information from a user search.
• User search window allows you to sort the results by clicking any column header.
• The contact search on the contact list can be displayed without logging off and back in.
• If a user is chatty, the chatty status is included in the contact list tooltip.
• When a user is marked invisible on your contact list, the name appears in italics.
• Contacts will receive your updated contact icon if you replace your existing icon file.
• Menu item to open contact icon preferences added to contact icon right-click menu.
• Shared file request dialog now saves its size and position from one instance to the next.
• Added item in Status->Away menu to show the away information window if it has been closed.
• Detached information and direct connect information windows can be closed using Escape.
• Whiteboard change message in conversation includes instructions how to open the whiteboard.
• Whiteboard change message is not shown when the other user only deletes objects.
• Directory browser is immediately opened after saying Yes to choosing a directory when one is needed.
• Renamed "Clean List" to "Clean Up" in the file transfer manager and separated it from the other buttons.
• "Resume" changes to "Start" when selecting a file in the transfer manager that hasn't yet started.
• Confirmation dialog added when requesting to not display a contact's icon again.
• Option added to contact icon right-click menu to go directly to the contact icon preferences.
• Mass message window properly sends to usernames that are subsets of other usernames ("Chris" vs. "Chris S").
• User display window properly saves/restores its own size, rather than sharing a size with the URL history.
• Voice calls and file transfers are "declined" rather than "rejected."
• Setting a user's file sharing permission to "Enabled / Auto Allow" allows them to retrieve your file list.
• Better error handling / messages when using the Send button to send messages in usual circumstances.
• Corrected saving / loading of splitter position in log viewer, especially when maximized.
• Whiteboard pages resize correctly if the window size has changed while you were viewing another page.
• Mass message window logs messages that you send as coming from you, rather than the recipient.
• The log viewer no longer scrolls at odd times while resizing or maximizing.
• Detached is no longer grouped with Chatty and Invisible (they are not all related).
• Fix zlib buffer overflow vulnerability (removes possibility of attack through PNG images).
• Updated Crypto++ library to version 5.2.1 from version 5.1 on all platforms except OS X 10.2.
• Web Services link on the contact list is always available, even in BitWise Personal.
• Updated to wxWidgets 2.6.2 on all platforms for all releases.
• Plus: Image restriction on conference whiteboards removed.
• Plus: Mass messaging enabled.
• Windows XP: UPnP support added so BitWise can auto-configure UPnP-capable routers.
• Windows: Windows remember their position even across multiple monitors.
• Windows: idletrac.dll doesn't malfunction if you deny keyboard and mouse monitoring using ZoneAlarm 6.
• Windows: Thin titlebar added to the corner popups, including a close button.
• Windows: Active window doesn't momentarily lose focus if a file share request is auto-approved.
• Windows: Contact list now scrolls when dragging a contact above/below the contact list.
• Windows: Fixed strange focus/scroll problem after loading a log and clicking into the log viewer.
• Windows: Tooltips display again on statusbar icons (broken in 1.0.5).
• Windows: Some dialogs no longer have unexplained extra "whitespace" at the bottom.
• Windows 98/Me: XML logging capability works again (UTF / ASCII conversion issues).
• Linux: Updated compatibility for GTK 2.8 (pango library not pulled in by 2.8).
• Linux: Replaced png for desktop shortcut with a smaller, more compatible file.
• Linux: Fixed crash when logging off while away with hidden conversation windows.
• Linux: Fixed rare crash when connections are closed unexpectedly with data still queued.
• Linux/Mac: UI Wizard dialog shows appropriate OS screenshots for Grouped and Single view.
• Mac OS X 10.4: Native toolbars; line width on whiteboard moved to a menu.
• Mac: Small close button added to the corner popups.
• Mac: Ctrl-A works in single-line text controls.
• Mac: Modified right-click dismissal of corner popups to work on Tiger.
• Mac: Right-click context menu added on text controls.
• Mac OS X 10.2: Fixed focus problem when switching conversations using the keyboard.
• Notifications of being added to another user's list are shown immediately (not in < 60 seconds).
• Chatty users sorted by login time, most recent at the top.
• Improved searching by interests to separate interests rather than use them as a string literal.

Changes in version 1.0.5.1

• Incoming file transfers use directory of previous received file for default location.
• The log viewer allows you to select text to copy to the clipboard.
• Fixed Unicode logging on Unicode-capable systems; loaded logs should display correctly.
• Description of the audio buffer on the audio preferences page corrected.
• Meeting Place forum added to the Contacts menu (BitWise IM Personal only).
• Reload on the theme preferences reloads the currently selected theme rather than the theme list.
• File transfer manager and event log update their icons immediately when applying a theme.
• Fixed rare crash that could occur if a message wasn't transmitted correctly.
• Windows/Linux: When selecting a new theme, conversation windows update their window icons.
• Mac: Corner popups display correctly in Tiger.

Changes in version 1.0.5

• Completely new icons throughout the program give BitWise a more modern look.
• Corner popups redesigned to use the contact icon, or the BitWise bulb if no icon is available.
• The whiteboard circle tool is now an ellipse tool; use shift when starting drawing for a circle.
• Pasting text onto the whiteboard is now supported (in addition to pasting images).
• When pasting an image or text onto the whiteboard, the select/move tool is automatically selected.
• When redrawing portions of the whiteboard, such as while moving an object, all flicker has been removed.
• Whiteboard scrollbar and redraw logic simplified and improved, especially when the whiteboard is shrinking.
• Whiteboards have their own alert that can flash the whiteboard or play a sound after a change.
• You can right-click any "static" URL and copy the target URL to the clipboard.
• Login window has been reorganized for more logical layout and better tab ordering.
• "Check for Update" menu option added to the File menu of the contact list.
• Pressing delete in the list of users in consolidated view always closes that conversation.
• Conference toolbar rearranged to more logically group the icons based on conference features.
• The default conversation timestamp now uses a 12-hour click with am/pm instead of a 24-hour clock.
• When contact icon caching is on, but the cache is deleted or moved, contact icons will be re-retrieved.
• A file transfer canceled by the sender will no longer try to resume the next time the recipient logs in.
• Really long phrases in the preferences split into two lines to prevent translations from making wide windows.
• Themes folder on the Themes preferences page aligns properly with the caption and button.
• The consolidated conversation window explanation (from the Help menu) was reorganized to be easier to read.
• A few voice chat statuses were incorrectly marked not translatable have been marked translatable.
• Pro: Corrected reading of pre-1.0.4 BitWiseConfig.ini Network IDs.
• Pro: Mass Message window saves its size and position between times it is opened.
• Windows: System fonts are respected on standard controls (e.g. static text).
• Windows: Corner popups can display Unicode characters (showed boxes before).
• Windows: Flicker substantially reduced (eliminated?) when resizing or redrawing windows.
• Windows: URL History can store URLs with Unicode characters.
• Windows: Pasting onto the whiteboard no longer "wraps" the rightmost few pixels to the left.
• Windows: Log searching using the log viewer is faster on Windows XP/2000.
• Windows: Text controls use the system color for the text color.
• Windows Installer: Automatically copies msvcp60.dll if it isn't available.
• Windows/Linux: You can right-click a URL in any text window to copy it to the clipboard.
• Linux: 24 x 24 tray icons used rather than 16 x 16 icons. (disable with --disable-large-systray)
• Linux: Corners popups use a different GTK window type that should avoid focus-stealing problems.
• Linux: Auto-copy to clipboard works again with non-GTK tools like Klipper.
• Linux: Error message is shown when trying to open a 2nd blank page on the whiteboard.
• Linux: If a file connection is lost while choosing where to save the file, BitWise no longer crashes.
• Linux: Closing log viewer while loading a log is forbidden to prevent BitWise from crashing.
• Mac: Double-clicking on the contact list when another window has focus selects the correct user.
• Mac: Gray border around contact icons removed (border fits tightly around the icon).
• Mac: Added a graphic to the disk image for a more attractive package.
• Fixed rare glitch where offline messages would fail to download until you logged out and back in.

Changes in version 1.0.4

• Splitter on conversation windows allows you to resize the new message and conversation areas.
• New page of basic / quick preferences is the first preference page shown when opening the preferences.
• Whiteboards now allow you to place a paragraph or paragraphs of text rather than just a single line.
• You can now paste images onto the whiteboard from the clipboard, in addition to drag and drop.
• Bandwidth usage slider on file transfer manager allows you to control the bandwidth used by file transfers.
• New conversation preference to show a Send button on conversation and conference windows.
• Conversation logs are placed in a username subdirectory to prevent different users' logs from mixing.
• Hitting resume on an outgoing queued file not yet connected now properly initiates a connection.
• A direct download link for the active OS version has been added to the new version reminder.
• The file transfer manager does not bring itself to the top if it is already open when a file transfer starts.
• File transfers no longer are compressed by default, compression must be enabled by the user.
• Splitter position in the log viewer and shared file viewer is saved and restored each time the window opens.
• Grouped conversation contact status icons change immediately when the theme is changed.
• Contact icons are no longer needlessly re-sent when you are storing/caching icons.
• New message window no longer has extra space on the left when contact icons are disabled.
• No longer removes certain legal characters from conference log file names (such as , ; = [ ] +).
• When specifying a new logging location, items in an existing URL history at that location will be loaded.
• More logical behavior when loading whiteboard objects from a file (entire whiteboard no longer cleared first).
• Whiteboard image resizing scales from original image regardless of previous resizing (prevents data loss).
• Whiteboard objects duplicate by sending a duplicate command rather than another copy of the data.
• Text and image tools are now [de]/[re]selected if you cancel before completing the font or image selection.
• When sending multiple files at once using drag and drop, the recipient's name is shown in the confirmation.
• Pressing escape to cancel editing a URL in the URL History no longer closes the entire window.
• Conversation preferences for stealing focus and the system tray arranged vertically to allow for translations.
• Corner popups can be set to stay displayed from 1 to 999 seconds using the Alert preferences.
• Corner popups now close immediately when you click them to open a conversation, or right-click to close them.
• Advanced Logging option for logging in Unicode removed, Unicode is used by default on Unicode-aware systems.
• Log viewer font and font color preferences in advanced logging removed, now uses "from" font and color.
• Removed preferences for which events to log, removed separate file sharing "show manager" preference.
• Server-stored preference pages will alert you if you make changes but do not submit them to the server.
• When using @ to open a new conversation in single view, "not found" messages are not shown while typing.
• After checking "Disable this alert" on an alert popup, the sound (if any) for that alert is also disabled.
• When auto-copy is disabled, the focus no longer jumps after highlighting in conferences or single view.
• Passwords truncated at the maximum allowed 20 characters on the login box; fixes crash on too-long passwords.
• Non-English characters are not allowed in passwords, now part of the error checking when changing a password.
• Trying to send an empty message in a single conversation window no longer results in a blank line being added.
• Will not update cached IP if IP query fails, which had caused the server to think you were already logged in.
• Toggling search off (i.e. removing it) on the contact list no longer requires logging off and back in.
• The client is less prone to cycle in and out of detached mode due to very short connection blips.
• No longer displays error about the conference host being unconfirmed if you try to send an empty message.
• Most file selectors change the working directory for next time a file selector is used.
• Broadband is now the default, rather than dialup, for file and voice bandwidth.
• Removed some unnecessary phrases from the translation dictionary.
• Copy is now consistent, always copying any text colorization.
• Event log name changed from ____.log to ____Events.txt.
• Newer style bulb icon used for login window icon.
• Chat rooms have been renamed to conferences.
• Removed the contact-specific corner popup override menu.
• Web site links updated for new www.bitwiseim.com domain name and site.
• Donation menu item removed from the client, and removed from the web site too.
• Detached login is no longer available, its usefulness was limited and its presence confusing.
• Fixed crash when an incoming file was remotely canceled and you have incoming windows blink in the systray.
• Fixed crash when right-clicking on a user in a conference and that user is not on your contact list.
• Pro: Whiteboard refresh tool added for synchronizing the whiteboard for late arrivers in a conference.
• Pro: Manual IP selection allows better connectivity on LANs and VPNs.
• Pro: Optionally show Network ID on the login window to easily switch between Networks.
• Pro: Conference whiteboard image size restriction changed to only a warning for images > 256 x 256.
• Pro: Can now enable contact list add notifications (Contact List server preferences page visible).
• Pro: Sign up and forgotten password links removed from the login window.
• Pro: Added capability to suppress update notifications in the client.
• Pro: Updated settings names in BitWiseConfig.ini (Group->Network).
• Pro: Fixed mass message window not expanding vertically.
• Pro: Security setting added for voice chat.
• Windows/Mac: expat library updated to version 1.95.8.
• Windows: Whiteboards now use virtually no GDI resources instead of consuming them like crazy.
• Windows: When incoming windows do not steal focus, they consistantly flash in the taskbar.
• Windows: Always on top capability for contact list, conversation windows and conferences.
• Windows: Beep when opening a conversation by pressing enter on the contact list has been removed.
• Windows/Linux: The TIFF image format is no longer supported for contact icons or images on the whiteboard.
• Windows/Linux: The system tray tooltip by default shows the last contact list events.
• Windows/Linux: Double-clicking on the contact list system tray icon will show/hide the contact list.
• Windows/Linux: Login window can now be toggled from the system tray same as the contact list.
• Windows/Linux: Illegal filename characters are removed from incoming file transfer's filenames.
• Windows/Linux: Setup added to the File menu of the login window.
• Linux: Dependnecy on libXxf86vm.so.1 removed (now statically included) for compatibility with older distros.
• Linux: Dependency on libpng removed (now statically included) for compatibility with older distros.
• Linux: The send to font is now used in the new message box when typing new messages.
• Linux: Significant speedup of text tag handling especially as more text is added and/or cleared.
• Linux: Current selection is cleared when conversation loses focus, prevents "disappearing" text (GTK 2.4+).
• Linux: Absolute positioning used for corner popups to prevent drifting.
• Linux: New conference window correctly receives focus when opened.
• Linux: A .desktop file is included which can be easily modified to make a nice desktop shortcut.
• Linux: Buttons now correctly size themselves using newer Gnome 2.8 themes.
• Linux: Radio boxes no longer appear empty using certain Gnome 2.8 themes.
• Linux/Mac: When receiving a file, * is used as the "All Files" filter instead of *.*.
• Linux/Mac: Right-clicking will also select whatever contact is under the mouse.
• Linux/Mac: Contact list now properly receives focus again after editing an alias.
• Linux/Mac: Stale lock file message no longer displayed after client was not gracefully closed.
• Mac: Voice chat now works on G5 processors (previously caused sound to fail system-wide).
• Mac: Selecting font color in font or advanced logging preferences is now integrated with selecting the font.
• Mac: Font dialog now uses OS X font dialog rather than wxWidgets generic font dialog (OS X 10.3 only).
• Mac: Toolbars now use more stylish appearance of not having buttons around each item.
• Mac: Files or directories with Unicode characters no longer results in "does not exists" message when selecting.
• Mac: You can use the cursor keys to navigate user search results, URL history and the file transfer manager.
• Mac: Disabling the timestamp no longer causes misplaced coloring in conversations.
• Mac: Tabbing back to the username on the login window no longer clears the password.
• Mac: Command-Tick for switching windows no longer gets blocked by the grouped conversation window.
• Mac: Custom-selected conversation colors work for all colors, colors no longer change unexpectedly.
• Mac: You can now drop files on the conversation window when "Integrate" is enabled in grouped view.
• Mac: Closing a new window without activating it no longer causes a crash the next time you click on the dock.
• Mac: Sufficient space is provided around the log viewer window for the text control border highlight.
• Mac: Padlock icon on the file transfer manager is no longer partially covered by the resize grip.
• Mac: Toolbar icons rendered correctly in full color (no more dithering or color loss).
• Mac: Fixed byte-swapping problem that prevented correct display of some user's online status.
• Mac: File menu appears before the Window menu when you close the login window and no one is logged in.
• Mac: Help menu and other OS-generated menu items are now translated when using a translation file.
• Mac 10.2: Unicode support added; text can now be sent and received with non-ASCII characters.
• Mac 10.2: Text control highlights around single-line controls are no longer skewed or disappear.
• Mac 10.2: Text caret is no longer added to text controls when they are created.
• Mac 10.2: Closing individual conversations in consolidated view no longer leaves scrollbars behind.
• Mac 10.2: No longer crashes when quitting from certain windows, such as the login window.
• Server: Support for Professional "Mass Add" of contacts while a user is online.
• Server: Extra enforcing of the 200 users on the contact list limit when adding a contact.
• Support for Pro Groups "Mass Add" of contacts while a user is online.
• Extra enforcing of the 200 users on the contact list limit when adding a contact.

Changes in version 1.0.3

• Receive timeout for receiving user search parameters increased to accomodate slower connections.
• Processing of offline messages changed to better support newline styles on OS X.
• Server: Receive timeout for receiving user search parameters increased to accomodate slower connections.
• Server: Processing of offline messages changed to better support newline styles on OS X.
• Voice conversation added for one-on-one voice conversations (group voice conferencing still to come).
• Alert preferences allow selecting a sound and/or flashing on an incoming voice conversation.
• Voice icons are now displayed in theme preferences and can be made part of any BitWise theme.
• File transfers will now auto-resume on a timer or when the recipient logs back in.
• Custom alerts (a popup window or a sound) can be used for individual contacts on your contact list.
• Contact-specific file sharing option is available that automatically approves requests from a person.
• Edit menu now available on the conversations window (single and consolidated) and on chat rooms.
• New icons for client status; slightly more refined appearance and better system tray appearance.
• Mass message window (Pro Groups only) now allows selecting groups and/or contacts, not just groups.
• Whiteboard images can now be resized after placing them on the whiteboard (using the right-click context menu).
• Whiteboard right-click menu now appears in the correct position even on objects scrolled into view.
• Whiteboard hit-testing is now based not only on bounding rectangle but also on color.
• Whiteboard color extracted from one whiteboard page stays as the current color on other pages.
• Whiteboard no longer crashes after clearing with multiple text objects placed.
• Whiteboard text entry boxes close if they are still active you select another whiteboard drawing tool.
• Tabbing to another user while typing in consolidated view properly sends stopped typing notification.
• Sending a file to yourself no longer causes random crashes or delays when logging off.
• Send file window now shows the size of the file that you have selected to send.
• File accept/receive window closes automatically if the file is cleared from the transfer manager.
• File accept/receive window now saves its position and reappears in the same place next time.
• Shared files with no extenstion no longer have a . added to the end in the shared file viewer.
• Displays an error message when trying to send an entire folder (sending of a folder is not yet supported).
• Passwords can now be the full 20 characters advertised instead of being limited to 15.
• User interface selection window when first logging in to BitWise has updated screenshots.
• Added "Received Files Folder..." menu item to system tray and contact list.
• Whiteboard icon is now enabled when changing themes if you are directly connected (used to always disable).
• Directory information's clickable web site now uses Helper preferences rather than BitWise defaults to open URL.
• Message when failing to replace a login elsewhere no longer references the proxy server.
• Better handling of rolling when receiving notifications from *BitWise* (since you can't respond to *BitWise*).
• Old groups saved locally no longer get reloaded if they were deleted while logged in from another location.
• Better handling of aborted connections during connection initiation prevents possible rare crashes.
• Auto-copy of highlighted text in a conversation is now a preference from the conversation preferences.
• Shared file list no longer reports that there are no files even when there are files.
• Files shared from the root directory of a volume no longer have their first character removed.
• Dropdowns should conform better to the size of the values in dropdowns with predefined choices.
• Conquest-specific alert preferences integrated with alert preferences panel, separate window removed.
• Conquest in-game send message to opponent removed (difficult to use, use regular conversation instead).
• Non-standard message boxes have better wording than OK/Yes/No where buttons describe the action.
• BitWise no longer temporarily freezes while loading long XML logs for display.
• Help menu items are now consistent across all menubars and are on every menu.
• About window is no longer modal (blocks all other input).
• Pro Info link added to the Help menu.
• Windows: The installer is available in multiple languages and downloads BitWise translation files automatically.
• Windows: The installer now has an option for loading BitWise when your PC starts.
• Windows: Option added to Setup window whether or not to show login window when BitWise is loaded.
• Windows: Undo and redo behaviors are now correct.
• Windows/Linux: Open menu of the system tray icon menu provides access to log viewer and received files folder.
• Windows/Linux: Windows' saved size/position now includes whether or not the window was maximized.
• Linux: System-tray gathering of incoming messages now available like on Windows (ICQ-style messaging).
• Linux: Stock GTK2 buttons used where possible (OK, Cancel, Close, Save, etc) with text and an icon.
• Linux: Scrolling to bottom of recent conversation works more reliably in single conversation view.
• Linux: Better usage of GTK theme's fonts and backgrounds in more widgets.
• Linux: Widgets update better on-the-fly when changing themes and/or fonts.
• Linux: Right-alignment now works correctly in text controls, preference enabled in conversation preferences.
• Mac: Unicode now fully supported (10.3 only).
• Mac: When a window is created in the background, it can be activated by clicking anywhere on it (not just title).
• Mac: "Zoom Lines" when a window opens or closes are no longer displayed, window opens or closes immediately.
• Mac: Window menu now provides access to all open windows, as well as the contact list whether shown or not.
• Mac: Tab no longer switches conversations from conversation window in consolidated conversation view.
• Mac: Lines / visual artifacts when scrolling and typing in text controls no longer appear.
• Mac: Command-W will now close the window with the focus regardless of the menubar state.
• Mac: Metal appearance preferences now available on the "Themes" Preferences page (10.3 only).
• Mac: BitWise no longer freezes while popups are being displayed.
• Mac: Distortion/stretching on corner popups eliminated, especially on the watermark graphic.
• Mac: New windows no longer self-iconize to avoid stealing focus, falling on Z-order instead.
• Mac: Double-confirm of file replacement when receiving a file fixed, now asked only once.
• Mac: You can now specify how long (in seconds) the dock icon will bounce for an alert.
• Mac: Behavior of clicking dock icon conforms more to Apple's interface guidelines.
• Mac: Command-W on the contact list now hides the contact list instead of logging off.
• Mac: Option-Enter now works to insert a newline according to Apple's guidelines.
• Mac: Username dropdown on login box no longer adds an empty string at the end.
• Mac: Alt-S option to send a message (in the key prefences) has been removed.
• Mac: Preferences and About are now available from everywhere.
• Mac: Numeric keypad now works to make moves in Conquest.
• Mac: Statusbar on conversations can now be toggled off.
• Mac: Controls appear more native than previously.
• Mac: Sounds are played using the Quicktime API.
• Mac: Paste now available in password controls.

Changes in version 1.0.2

• Searches now use AND instead of OR between fields and sort by last login for increased relevance.
• Alerts preferences page created, and the other four popups and sounds preferences pages were removed.
• Logging preferences reorganized, consolidated and simplified (event and URL History subpages removed altogether).
• Idle time for setting an idle away message is now the idle time of the PC, not just idle time on BitWise.
• New ICQ-style tray-flashing option for incoming messages, file transfers and invitations (Windows only).
• Searching through logs for a phrase is about four times faster than before (what took 4 seconds now takes 1).
• Log viewer behavior has been improved and made more intuitive when performing multiple successive searches.
• Added BitWiseConfig.ini file option for distributing default settings (mostly for use with Pro Groups).
• Conversation preferences simplified, reworded, and now are home of the "load recent conversation" options.
• Contact notifications in conversations moved to status bar icon next to direct connect status.
• Help dialog for status bar icons added to both single and grouped conversation windows.
• File transfers now will auto-resume an incoming file that was disconnected, without prompting for location.
• Incoming shared files can now be resumed from the file transfer manager if they are disconnected.
• Once a file share request has been approved, subsequent requests for the same file are automatically granted.
• Whiteboard text is now "click-and-type" rather than requiring pre-typing in the toolbar.
• Whiteboard text color is now separate from the general border/line color.
• Whiteboard colors can be selected by clicking the color you wish to change, the toolbar buttons were removed.
• Whiteboard background color no longer a toolbar item, now is a menu item.
• Whiteboard left toolbar has been consolidated into the top toolbar (only one toolbar now).
• Whiteboard lines and borders can now be up to 20 pixels wide (no reason to stop at 10, eh?).
• Whiteboard now warns you when trying to add a very large image because they can take a long time to transmit.
• Rolling in grouped conversation view now works correctly even when Enter is configured to insert a newline.
• Typing and viewing notifications split into two preferences in the conversation preferences.
• Better memory of contact icon acceptance / rejection, doesn't ask again on an icon that has not changed.
• File transfer preferences cleaned up by removing "recent paths" which didn't need to be separately updated.
• When resuming a file that was paused, it correctly says "Transferring" again instead of "Connecting."
• Shared file name column now resizes automatically if the tree/list splitter is moved.
• Chat rooms can now be logged in both plaintext and XML formats from the logging formats preferences page.
• Server event logging now available that logs when you are connected and disconnected from the server.
• When saving an individual conversation, any recent conversation loaded from logs will not be saved again.
• Flashing icons / bouncing dockbar is now more customizable for specific events using the alerts preferences.
• When the server cannot be reached when first logging in, a window is displayed with some basic information.
• Status/Profile now includes information about how long user has been idle (if the other user allows it).
• Added option to disable direct connect with a user if holding a direct connect is proving difficult.
• Logging formats now have predefined directories, no longer have subdirectory options (subdirs make the most sense).
• XML logs now displayed in plain font due to inefficiencies in text controls (coloring can be re-enabled in prefs).
• Directory info. now has clickable website entry, URLs in interests are highlighted, account type is static text.
• Added button to directly reset the search / log file tree after performing a search.
• Toolbar on conversation windows removed from preferences and added as checkable menu item on Conversation menu.
• Ability to play a sound upon becoming detached was added (on the alerts preferences page).
• Toolbar on conversations is now togglable from the conversation menu, just like the status bar.
• Better login in the status/profile will now retrieving profile regardless of status, if directly connected.
• Last used away message no longer sometimes used instead of idle away message when you are idle.
• Windows that become offscreen between being opened (e.g. resolution change) will not be moved offscreen.
• Alt-S added as an option for sending a message (for those used to ICQ).
• To/from colors in log viewer are not longer reversed when viewing XML logs.
• Added delete key to key preferences, with same options as the escape key.
• Idling out when detached now properly updates client to have away status.
• Outgoing queued files no longer begin transferring when logging off.
• Removed tree lines from contact list and preference
• Log searches can now be interrupted while in progress.
• Contact icon preferences simplified and reorganized.
• Login window now saves its position between logins.
• Log viewer properly searches all log files when changing username search.
• Renaming a contact but only changing the capitalization will now be accepted (used to be rejected).
• Chat rooms with a quote in the name will now work correctly (previously no one could join such a chat).
• Saying no to session replacement when coming out of detached mode will stop future reconnection attempts.
• When selecting where to receive a file, a file with no extension will have a *.* filter on the dialog.
• Whiteboards are not created until actually needed rather than being created at the start of each conversation.
• A single whiteboard page saved as objects set itself as page 1 (otherwise, loading could make many blank pages).
• Doesn't send away message if contact has incorrect status (not on his/her list and have returned from away).
• When you are already logged in and try to log in again, your contact list is now brought forward.
• Integrate and Roll settings in grouped conversation view are stored with conversation prefs (for import/export).
• Chat room view log toolbar button now shows the chat room's log rather than the selected contact's log.
• Customized file sharing, popups and auto-receive settings no longer reset to group default after logoff.
• Removed spaces at the end of strings, making it much easier for translators (and more accurate).
• Log viewer window is now correctly disabled while searching the logs (rather than contact list).
• About window no longer has row of links, they are all on the Help menu of the contact list now.
• Windows: Setup now allows saving preferences and locally stored information in a file rather than registry.
• Windows: Context menus in consolidated conversation view chat chat rooms now popup in the correct location.
• Windows: Ctrl-Backspace (whole word delete) no longer closes conversations when deleting all text.
• Windows: Autocompletion of username on login box no longer auto-completes when specifically selecting a name.
• Windows: Clicking systray icon when contact list is already shown will hide it.
• Windows XP: Changing system tray icon show/hide property will now properly save.
• Windows 98/ME: Shared file column headers correctly refresh when changing size.
• Linux: Now compatible with 2.6 kernel (no longer frequently locks up establishing connections).
• Linux: System tray icon is now available if your window manager supports the freedesktop.org tray protocol.
• Linux: Option to not display contact list in the taskbar now available (only if systray icon works, however).
• Linux: URLs are now clickable in all the same places as in the Windows version.
• Linux: Tree controls now have GTK appearance with triangular expand/hide buttons.
• Linux: Contact list now auto-scrolls up and down while dragging a contact to move them on your list.
• Linux: Alert sounds are now correctly autodetected and used by default.
• Linux: Color behind fonts is now properly changed to selected font background color (not sometimes white).
• Linux: Native GTK2 color selection dialog used when color selections needed (fonts, whiteboard colors).
• Linux: Ctrl-V now correctly pastes in conversations and other multiline text controls.
• Linux: Added option to attempt same-window, new-tab browsers for clicked links (Mozilla / Firefox).
• Linux: Login is now threaded like on Windows/Mac, so that the program is not frozen while connecting.
• Linux: Message dialogs now have GTK2 theme icons rather than wxWidgets-supplied icons.
• Linux: Tooltips on toolbars now have correct GTK2 theme colors and text style.
• Linux: Font dialogs now show previously selected font when opening.
• Linux: Far fewer mysterious random crashes due to SIGPIPEs on sockets, which are now ignored.
• Linux: Outgoing file transfers canceled by the recipient no longer cause an infrequent crash.
• Linux: Incoming file automatically received no longer cause an X sync error (and crash).
• Linux/Mac: Contact list and preferences now have better default sizes when first opened.
• Linux/Mac: Log viewer correctly announces no items found when there are 0 results rather than 1.
• Linux/Mac: Preferences tree no longer has pointless "BitWise" root parent.
• Linux/Mac: Contact list no longer has arrow group icon (looks better without duplicate group header).

Changes in version 1.0.1

• New log viewer allows comprehensive display and search of your BitWise logs.
• Many new logging types allow catering BitWise's logging to your particular needs.
• Shared file window now provides a tree and a list view for easier navigation of shared files.
• Number of files in the shared file list now displayed as list loads to provide feedback of progress.
• Toolbar now available for conversations and chat rooms providing quick access to common functions.
• Whiteboard now allows you to save objects as objects in addition to saving as a regular image.
• %cd macro now allows you to specify a countdown to a date, and BitWise will calculate the days left.
• LAN IP address can now be (re)selected from the Setup window prior to logging in.
• Setup window now allows removal of users from the login window dropdown without manual reg/config file editing.
• Added a donate / web services link (depending on whether using free or Pro BitWise) to the about box.
• Contact list notifications messages can now be translated into other languages.
• Drag and drop multiple files (up to 10) to send them all to a contact. Will prompt if you wish to enter descriptions.
• IP Selection dialog now correctly returns IP when using "Use Selected IP" button (double-click always worked).
• Escape key is now consistent in closing the current window (works on many windows where it didn't before).
• Event log theme icon renamed to simply "logs" icon, and is used now also used for the log viewer.
• URL History is now re-saved each time a URL is added or changed, preventing data loss in the event of a crash.
• File share list now checks if couldn't connect immediately and displays unavailable if so.
• Macro replacements for name and alias are now processed prior to sending a message rather than by the recipient.
• Inviting groups from the chat room invite window is now case-insensitive.
• Inviting groups from the chat room invite window no longer tries to invite offline users.
• If the server is being updated when logging in, no longer allows unchecking "show next time" box.
• Saving logs with unicode characters forced to off when using non-unicode capable operating system.
• Fixed broken link to the detached mode information, and updated link to be a simple redirect.
• Buddy icon renamed to contact icon to be more consistent with contact terminology.
• When exporting preferences, changes made on the current preference page are saved before the export.
• Macro preferences page no longer allows customization of macro behavior, default behavior was most logical anyway.
• Macros %al and %na now work correctly when viewing an extended away message from the server.
• When using an empty timestamp, a space no longer appears before each name in each message.
• Changed the order of the directory information fields in the user search / chatty user display.
• Special case invalid characters 0x02 and 0x03 to be transmitted as < and > rather than cause a disconnect.
• Updated download link when downloading from the Free BitWise.
• Fixed condition where "user has returned" messages would be generated when their connection bounced.
• Fixed two crash bugs that resulted when cancelling a file transfer while it was still connecting (forward or reverse).
• After cancelling a file transfer while still connecting, the buttons properly update to show Remove and Resume.
• Windows: Reduced flicker on contact list when list is being rapidly updated (e.g. loading contact list when detached).
• Windows: Fixed problem under Win98 where message font would be lost when selecting "empty text" in new message box.
• Windows: Away message window can now be hidden via the X and will re-show intact when clicking on the systray icon.
• Windows: After copying text from a conversation, conversation window no longer scrolls to bottom on next message.
• Windows: Switched from using DDE to using ShellExecute to open files from transfer manager (long story).
• Linux/Mac: 15 character usernames can now properly log in (immediate timeout before).
• Linux/Mac: Crash occuring on strange high-range ASCII characters when logging no longer occurs.
• Linux: Recent conversation display better scrolls to bottom in consolidated view on first open conversation.
• Linux: Disabled login username autocomplete (caused cursor position to jump unexpectedly, unable to fix).

Changes in version 1.0.0

• Windows XP themes are now fully supported.
• Translation support now allows seamless presentation of BitWise in any language.
• New icons for the program itself and the contact list / system tray / dockbar.
• New toolbar on the contact list gives easy access to most common menu items (toolbar can be disabled).
• Can now right-click on an individual image on the whiteboard and save it to disk.
• Added checkboxes to setup window for group and routing server for convenient enable/disable.
• Helper prefernces overhauled to provide selection between OS default and override.
• Helper preferences removed from Mac OS X version, on Mac OS X they do not make sense.
• Deleting an empty group no longer shows confirmation window asking where to move contacts.
• Added menu item in file menu to open logging folder (if logging enabled).
• Open menu consolidated with the File menu for better menu organization.
• Help menu added to the contact list, with a link to online support (link also added to login help menu).
• Window informing of new minor version can now be disabled to not remind again.
• Added key preferences to be able to use escape to close just one conversation in grouped view.
• Terminology and menu locations for logging off and exiting improved.
• Proxy is no longer an configurable option, it is now automatic and transparent.
• Local time no longer defaults to GMT when adding a contact that is offline at the time.
• If the BitWise server textbox is cleared, it will revert back to the default.
• Login window has been reorganized to better allow for translations.
• Several more instances where "buddy" needed to be changed to "contact."
• No longer allows changing window colors from within BitWise, only icons can be changed.
• Skins renamed to themes because of transition to OS-managed window decorations.
• No longer allows theming the offline icon--how can it be themed prior to loading a theme?
• When specifying URL history location, any existing URL history is preserved from that location.
• When a whiteboard object is added by another user, the scrollbars are always properly updated.
• Titlebar now changes to reflect if you are set to away.
• The contact search on the contact list can be removed via the contact list preferences (defaults disabled).
• Added detection for default sound files upon first login (looks for files in /Sounds directory).
• Open folder button on file transfers properly disabled when there is no folder to open.
• Auto-expanding macros now operate correctly when editing an away message in the preferences.
• Setting extended away message now disables when there is no away message or adding message from prefs.
• Writing text on the whiteboard is much easier, no longer requiring clicking the text tool icon first.
• If logging is enabled but no log directory is specified, a warning will be shown when closing the prefs.
• Radio buttons on the key preferences are now properly separated for the ~ key and escape.
• Pressing ` or ~ with the key preferences set to "nothing" now actually types the respective key as text.
• If offline message retrieval fails, client immediately detached to prevent further errors.
• Better error handling if an offline message were to be unexpectly garbled or contain unexpected characters.
• Directions for Conquest no longer modal; prevents crash if opponents denies while reading instructions.
• Configurable, higher encryption added for Professional Groups.
• Directory information is now optionally viewable online via the website.
• Windows: Fixed problem under Windows 2000/XP where new message font would randomly revert back to default.
• Windows: suppression of dynamic library error if rasapi.dll is not present on your system.
• Linux/Mac: Lock file changed from bitwiselock to .bitwiselock to be a hidden file.
• Linux/Mac: Because dial-up management and load on boot are not available, options are removed from Setup.
• Linux/Mac: Text now scrolls to the bottom on resize (on Mac, always, on linux, only if at bottom, like Windows).
• Linux: Fixed conversation windows appearing extremely small by default.
• Linux: Focus properly sets to the new message box when returning to the conversation window.
• Linux: When loading old logs into conversation, text scrolls to the bottom correctly.
• Linux: Hyperlinks embedded in dialogs are now shown in the proper blue color (such as in the About box).
• Linux: Connect automatically now functions correctly.